(aviation) The degree of control that the rudder can exert over the yawing motion of an aircraft; related to rudder design and airspeed.

Right or permission authorized verbally rather than in writing.

(of a person, institution, or written work) The quality or characteristic of being respected for having good character or knowledge, especially as a source of guidance or an exemplar of proper conduct.

(information science) A term prescribed by a controlled vocabulary as the one preferable to its synonyms, such as frequency preferable to pitch.

plural of authorized term

The authoring of a project by a team of people working in collaboration, often with a project manager to coordinate effort

Any authority which has a legal mandate to govern, administrate a part or aspect of public life, such as all branches of the executive power of a state, province, municipality etc.

plural of public authority

The whole of such public authorities, the governmental administration in the widest sense

(uncountable) The act of securing authorization rights independently from the intermediaries that utilize them and the parties to which they apply